Direct Chill casting (billet, slab)

Foundry Ingot casting

Continuous casting (sheet, rod)

Die casting



Non ferrous metals cast house
-Direct Chill casting (billet, slab)

The Implementation of an automatic casting system in DC casting line brings many advantages.

• Quality improvement
• Documentation of the process
• Raw material savings
• Better use of manpower

Precimeter offers products for automation of a slab ingot or billet caster such as

Pin positioners
Tap out actuators
Metal level sensors
Automatic casting system

Using automatic casting systems prevents problems typical for mechanical casting systems such as ingot cracking, uneven surface (reduce scalping). In the animation below you can see a typical result in difference between automatic casting (to the right) and using floaters.